Mainstream media finally taking note of Diebold

12-16-2005 • Brad Blog

AP has finally taken note of the Leon County, FL hack test. The extraordinary test election which was entirely flipped last Tuesday as reported here previously.

Class Action Suit Against Diebold

12-14-2005 • Brad Blog

8 Current and Former Executives Named as Co-Defendants, Including former CEO O'Dell and New CEO Swidarski. Class Action Suit Alleges Fraud, Insider Trading, Manipulation of Stock Prices, Concealment of Known Flaws in Voting Machines and Company S

Diebold CEO resigns after reports of fraud litigation, internal woes

12-13-2005 • The Raw Story

O'Dell's resignation comes just days after reports that the company was facing imminent securities fraud litigation surrounding charges of insider trading, new allegations of technical woes and may have mishandled elections in Georgia and Ohi

La. Governor Postpones New Orleans Vote

12-13-2005 • Associated Press

Gov. Kathleen Blanco has postponed the New Orleans mayoral election indefinitely, setting up a legal battle with voters who filed a lawsuit seeking to ensure the election is held as scheduled.

Diebold in trouble with shareholders

12-8-2005 • Brad Blog

The BRAD BLOG has received exclusive detailed information about a developing potential class action securities litigation against Diebold, Inc.

Diebold insider alleges company plagued by technical woes

12-7-2005 • by Miriam Raftery (The Raw Story)

A whistleblower from electronic voting heavyweight Diebold Election Systems Inc. raised grave concerns about the company’s electronic voting technology and of electronic voting in general, bemoaning an electoral system the insider feels has been comp

California voting summit stacked with electronic voting proponents

12-2-2005 • by Miriam Raftery (Raw Story)

A California summit on voting equipment, where many of the speakers had apparent conflicts of interests, barred entry to consumer groups calling for election reform.

Diebold back in North Carolina & Certified

12-2-2005 • Brad Blog

Former Diebold Rep, Now on NC Election Advisory Board Certifies Diebold, Despite Apparent Failure to Comply with State Law Requiring Source Code Escrow!

Electronic Voting Examined; Deadline Nears

12-1-2005 • Reuters

Even in this election off-year, the potential perils of electronic voting systems are bedeviling state officials as a Jan. 1 deadline approaches for complying with standards for the machines' reliability.

Diebold says it may pull out voting machines after software disclosure ruling

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RALEIGH, N.C. - One of the nation's leading suppliers of electronic voting machines may decide against selling new equipment in North Carolina after a judge declined Monday to protect it from criminal prosecution should it fail to disclose softwa

N.C. Judge Declines Protection for Diebold

11-29-2005 • Associated Press

One of the nation's leading suppliers of electronic voting machines may decide against selling new equipment in North Carolina after a judge declined to protect it from criminal prosecution should it fail to disclose software code as required by

Confusion, Misreporting Surround Reports on CA Sec. of State Diebold Voting Machine 'Hack' T

11-28-2005 • Brad Blog

Its been reported the California Secretary of State's office would be allowing Election Reform activists to perform an attempted hack of voting machines. Apparently untrue.

US sues Missouri over voters in 2004 election

11-23-2005 • Reuters

The U.S. Justice Department has sued Missouri, a swing state won easily by President Bush, for voting violations in the 2004 election, including registering more people to vote in some counties than their entire voting-age population.

Fasten your seatbelts - It's time to bring this thing in for a landing

11-21-2005 • Black Box Voting

An Alabama testing lab stands accused of repeatedly certifying voting machines that violate Federal Election Commission standards. Many of these machines are subject to having their results easily changed by dishonest election officials or contractor

If you must vote, then Vote ALL Incumbents Out!

11-20-2005 • by Charley Reese (LewRockwell.com)

Throw 'em all out. Doing that would even help solve the federal-debt problem. Tossing out a representative or senator before he or she becomes vested in that pearl-of-the-universe retirement system they voted themselves would save taxpayers mill

More Ohio voting descrepancies

11-19-2005 • BradBlog

The Corporate Mainstream Media may not give a damn about our democracy. Neither might the bulk of our politicians on both the Left and Right side of the aisle. But clearly the citizens do, and even one rightwing blogger who has recently seen at least

Will California send Diebold packing before Turkey Day?

11-18-2005 • by Miriam Raftery (The Raw Story)

California’s Voting System Panel (VSP) was slated to hold public hearings on whether to recertify Diebold TSX touchscreen machines. The California Election Protection Network (CEPN) invited concerned citizens to speak at the 10 a.m. hearing and atten

Young Voters Led Surge in 2004 Election

11-17-2005 • Associated Press

Turns out, the kids rocked after all. Nearly half of all eligible young voters cast ballots in the November 2004 election, raising their turnout rate by more than twice any other age group.

Court lets stand law denying felons a vote

11-15-2005 • Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a Florida law that generally bars convicted felons from voting, even after they have completed their term of prison, probation and parole.

ELECTRONIC VOTING 'PROTOCOL BREACH' DENIES SCHWARZENEGGER AT POLLING PLACE!

11-9-2005 • Brad Blog

Due to a problem with Electronic Voting Machines in Los Angeles County, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was told he had already voted when he showed up at the polls today to cast his ballot in the Special Election that he himself declared for California t

Voters report problems with voting machines in Roanoke Co.

11-9-2005 • WDBJ Ch. 7 TV VA

They contend the electronic touch screens repeatedly indicated they were voting for Republican candidate Jerry Kilgore instead of registering their intended vote for his Democratic opponent Tim Kaine.

New analysis of the precinct-level Ohio exit poll data provides virtually irrefutable evidence of large scale vote miscounts in Ohio during the 2004 presidential election.

Watergate-style money laundering indictments stoke Ohio's stolen election fires

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As federal probes rack Team Bush in Washington, three huge indictments for money laundering and other pro-Bush election crimes involving Ohio "Coingate" lynchpin Tom Noe have stoked powerful new Watergate-style financial fires under Ohio

Tanzania: just a stone throw away from a rigged voting booth

10-30-2005 • Reuters

Opposition supporters accused the government of illegally busing people in from rural areas to boost its vote in Stone Town. "They want to corrupt this election like they did the last one. We have already chased away 100 people who should not be

Afghanistan delays announcing election results

10-30-2005 • Reuters

Final results from Afghanistan's parliamentary polls in September are being delayed because of complaints of fraud, the country's election commission said on Sunday.

Voting machine decertification suit claimed 'bogus'

10-24-2005 • Arizona Daily Star

The suit, filed recently in Pima County Superior Court, claims there are no rules in place to determine if voting machines are accurately counting every vote. Secretary of State Jan Brewer dismisses this as "bogus."

DIEB-THROAT : 'Diebold System One of Greatest Threats Democracy Has Ever Known'

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In exclusive stunning admissions to The BRAD BLOG some 11 months after the 2004 Presidential Election, a "Diebold Insider" is now finally speaking out for the first time about the alarming security flaws within Diebold, Inc's electronic